The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has lambasted Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed over his ‘I was not elected to pay salary’ comment and his inability to pay the minimum wage 2 years after his ascension to office.
PRP’s reaction follows Governor Bala’s comment in which he told some Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) during a courtesy visit at the Bauchi Government House that he was not elected to pay salary
Addressing the press in Bauchi on Thursday, the Chairman of the party, Ahmed Farouk also accused Bauchi State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress and Bauchi State House of Assembly of conniving with the governor to shortchange civil servants in the State.
“This press conference is necessitated by the fact that our Party has for long waited in the face of violation of our laws for those who the task of fighting against injustice fell on their heads but who have chosen not to, either for lack of knowledge of these violations or for having been compromised or lack of patriotism or both.
“As you are all aware, His Excellency the Governor of Bauchi State only a couple days ago signed into law the 2022 Bauchi State Appropriation Law which as you all know is the legal document that will guide the financial spending and expenditure of the State for the next fiscal year.
See sections 2 and 3(4) of the Act respectively. The penalties for the violation of this law are well encapsulated therein. See also S. 9(2)(a)(b)(c) and S10 (2)(a) (b) of the Act and we intend to test the full application of this law,” he said.
The PRP chairman further noted that although a section of the law mandate the government to pay minimum wage, for the last 2 years Bauchi State has not attempted to comply with the requirement let alone implement it as required by the Act.
